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I have that same issue with playing the piano. I think the problem is that your mind necessarily needs to flail around in the creative process in order to progr

I have that same issue with playing the piano. I think the problem is that your mind necessarily needs to flail around in the creative process in order to progress unless you're playing the simplest piece on the piano or Tetris on the computer. As such, it becomes increasingly likely over time that your creativity will stumble into something you didn't want to relive and then everything comes grinding to a halt. I'd imagine that the most brainless casual games would avoid this sort of thing.

bentcorner 5y ago
As a child playing the piano became a very weird experience (in hindsight). I'd need to practice until a piece became ingrained in my memory, and the only way I could play a piece would be to not actually think about it, and think about something else. As soon as I thought about what I was playing, I'd forget how to play the song. I wouldn't even know where I was, and could only pick up again either at the beginning or major points in the song. Weird.